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Monday, August 24, 2015

August 24, 2015 Lampa, Chile

Zona: Colina

Sector: Lampa 1

Comp: Elder Gòmez

Hola Hola Hola!! Today we had
cambios! I will be replacing my cousin Elder Dirkmaat as Zone Leader!! I got
moved to Lampa today with my new companion Elder Gòmez! I am super excited. I
miss my old secter but i am really close so i will be able to do intercambios
there.

The last few days of last week were a little rough.

Wednesday I did an intercambio with Elder Sandoval and all of our appoinments
died. Everyone was gone or other families were busy no se but we couldnt enter
into one house! It was frustrating.

Friday we went to see the doctor. To get to the doctor we had to take a 1
hour bus ride to a subway station, from there take 3 subways to get to the
station where we get off and then from there we have to walk about 20 minutes
to get to the MTC to see the mission doctor!! We left at 11am started heading
home at 5pm-- rush hour... We were waiting about an hour and a half to get on
the subway- the subway would stop and one person would shove and push to get on
the subway. My companion and I couldnt separate and so we decided to take the
subway the other way because it was less crowded and we would go to the end of
the metro and get on before everyone else. So we did that... but now we have to
pass by 23 stations to get to our station. After the 3rd station a huge crowd
of people piled in pushing and shoving and my companion and I were at the back
plastered against the back of the subway by a group of girls that were really
attractive. We both took out our scriptures and held them above our heads
trying to read them. Then the subway started to have problems, we stopped at a
station for almost 15 minutes then we left again and it was 15 minutes more at
the next one!! It was the hardest thing ever, it was so hot inside and we
couldnt move- we could barely breathe and we are trying not to pay attention to
the girls that were plastering us against the side of the Subway. So finnaly we
get off and walk to the bus station. Get on the bus and it is packed also, we
had to stand the whole hour and there was an aweful smell of marajuana. It was
an interesting aweful experience.

Saturday in the morning my
companion and played soccer with a family of new converts. Another group came
and challenged our group to a soccer game. I told them they couldnt cry when
they lose. They were gansters or flaites, chorros. We were destroying them in
the game but my companion was trying to get the ball away and one of the guys
threw himself on the floor and started winning that his leg hurt. He was a bad
actor but everyone was around him trying to help him. Our friend saw that my
companions bike was missing. The group distracted us and robbed my companions
bike. So for the last 3 days we were riding around on one bike. My companion
sat on one part of the bike and I was on the other. It was interesting.
Saturday night we had a talent show and I was able to play violin for our rama.
I played church songs and everyone was very silent it was really neat.

Sunday we were able to have 2
investigators in church and 3 less active families!! We were so excited and we
have heard of many stories that day of the progress of a few families. We didnt
have much success in Batuco with baptisms but we left many seeds and helped
many. It was relly cool to be able to see the progress and the end of the
change.

I am super excited to work here
in Lampa! I love you guys that you for all the letters!